Almond Butter Recipes

Almond butter is one of the most simple recipe to make, and needs nothing but the basic ingredients, almonds, toasted or raw. It is a very healthy alternative to peanut butter, as it is more nutritious than peanuts.

It is proved that, almond butter is healthier than peanut butter due to many reasons and consists of vitamin E which is very healthy for the body. Apart from the health factor, it is also one of the yummiest nut butters you can try with absolutely any food like bread, burgers, appetizers, main meals, and snacks!

If you like eating almonds raw or toasted, you will definitely fall in love with this crispy and crunchy delicious butter. There are various recipes for preparation of almond butter as the almonds used to make it can either be raw, toasted, soaked, etc.

Almond butter is actually nothing but the paste made by grinding almonds. The fat that is released from them gives it the buttery consistency. Thus, the following recipes are put together to give you an idea of homemade nut butter in very easy steps.

Almonds are a rich source of unsaturated fat and vitamin E, which are very healthy for various body functions. Raw almonds are the best sources for these, thus, you must have heard your mom telling you to pop a few almonds in your mouth while going to school! Preparing raw almond butter, is nothing but using plain un-toasted almonds for the butter.

Ingredients

• 3 cups raw almonds, washed/soaked overnight
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Directions
In a food processor or a grinder, add the soaked almonds along with the skin. Blend it on high till you get a thick paste of almonds which is not chunky. While doing this, keep checking the consistency of the paste, so that you don't end up getting a very soft paste too. Then add cinnamon and sea salt to the grinder.

If you want to add maple syrup/honey, you can, but this will make the butter very sweet. Remove the paste from the grinder into a bowl, and then add 4 drops of oil to make it buttery. Serve it immediately or you can fill it in a jar and refrigerate it.

Like the above mentioned procedure for making almond butter with raw or soaked almonds, you can use roasted or toasted almonds as well. This procedure or recipe can be followed for a number of nut butter recipes like hazelnut, pecans, cashew nuts, etc.

Ingredients

• 2 cups raw almonds
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon oil

Directions
For this homemade recipe, you will need to toast the raw almonds. You can either do this in a preheated oven at 350 ºF or on a pan. If you are roasting them in the oven, you will need to toss them after every 5 minutes till they turn light brown. But the easier option to do this is using a pan with ½ teaspoon oil or butter.

Toss them on the pan and heat them till they are crispy and brown. Then add them to the grinder and prepare the paste, after which you will add the sea salt and the oil to grind them a little more. Once you get the perfect consistency, remove it in a bowl and enjoy it with whole wheat bread.

With these easy and quick almond butter recipes, you can surely enjoy the crunchiness of this delicious nut butter in no time! So, go ahead and prepare a bowl full of this healthy almond butter for your family and children.